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Assembly constituency 71 · Odisha

Nuapada is assembly constituency number 71 in Odisha, in Nuapada * district, and one of the segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Rajendra Dholakia of the Biju Janata Dal won with 33.6% of the vote, 10,881 votes ahead of Ghasiram Majhi (IND). A bye-election on 11 Nov 2025 was won by Jay Dholakia (BJP), the current MLA.

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Nuapada · 2024AC 71
  1. 01
    Rajendra Dholakia
    BJD
    61,822
    33.65%
  2. 02
    Ghasiram Majhi
    Independent
    50,941
    27.73%
  3. 03
    Abhinandan Panda
    BJP
    44,814
    24.39%
  4. 04
    Sarat Pattanayak
    INC
    15,501
    8.44%
  5. 05
    Bhujabal Adabang
    Independent
    5,655
    3.08%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,679 votesNOTA · 2,291 (1.25%)

Margin 10,881 votes · 5.92% of valid votes

2,43,514
Registered electors
2024 election
75.5%
Turnout
+2.8 pts vs 2019
10,881
Victory margin
5.9% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,703 valid votes, NOTA included.

Nuapada 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendra DholakiaMale · 68 yrsBJD61,822
33.65%
2Ghasiram MajhiMale · 62 yrs · STIndependent50,941
27.73%
3Abhinandan PandaMale · 36 yrsBJP44,814
24.39%
4Sarat PattanayakMale · 68 yrsINC15,501
8.44%
5Bhujabal AdabangMale · 62 yrs · SCIndependent5,655
3.08%
—NOTANOTA2,291
1.25%
6Sukdhar DandsenaMale · 67 yrsBSP1,429
0.78%
7Lochan Singh MajhiMale · 44 yrs · STSP1,250
0.68%
Past results

BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024BJD 33.6%BJP 24.4%INC 8.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025 byeJay DholakiaBJP · 58.3% · margin 83,748Turnout83.5%
2024Rajendra DholakiaBJD · 33.6% · margin 10,881Turnout75.5%
2014Basanta Kumar PandaBJP · 36.5% · margin 9,610Turnout73.9%
2009Rajendra DholakiaBJD · 41.6% · margin 22,620Turnout69.3%
2019Rajendra DholakiaBJD · 39.8% · margin 20,330Turnout72.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Nuapada bye-election, 11 Nov 2025

Turnout 83.5% · 2,12,667 of 2,54,712 electors voted

Nuapada bye-election 2025-11-11 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jay DholakiaBJP1,23,869
58.27%
2Ghasi Ram MajhiINC40,121
18.87%
3Snehangini ChhuriaBJD38,408
18.07%
—NOTANOTA2,248
1.06%
4Lochan Singh MajhiIndependent2,137
1.01%
5Laxmi Kanta TandiIndependent1,322
0.62%
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6Kishor Kumar BagIndependent743
0.35%
7Bhubanlal SahuIndependent721
0.34%
8Hemant TandiIndependent662
0.31%
9Chakranta JenaIndependent529
0.25%
10Bhakta Bandhu DharuaIndependent511
0.24%
11Ramakanta HatiSP489
0.23%
12Nita BagIndependent474
0.22%
13Ashraya MahanandaIndependent191
0.09%
14Sukdhar DandasenaODSHJP167
0.08%

Nuapada result 2019

Nuapada 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendra DholakiaBJD65,647
39.75%
2Ghasi Ram MajhiINC45,317
27.44%
3Home Singh MajhiBJP29,490
17.86%
4Jadumani PanigrahiIndependent16,535
10.01%
5Lochan Singh MajhiIndependent2,285
1.38%
6Kunti SahooBSP1,835
1.11%
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—NOTANOTA1,489
0.90%
7Bharat Tripathiskd1,410
0.85%
8Bhujbal AdbongIndependent1,133
0.69%

Nuapada result 2014

Nuapada 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Basanta Kumar PandaBJP55,817
36.46%
2Rajendra DholakiaBJD46,207
30.18%
3Ghasi Ram MajhiINC39,654
25.90%
4Kunti SahooBSP2,611
1.71%
—NOTANOTA2,426
1.58%
5Iswar Chandra ThakurAOP1,923
1.26%
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6Rangadhar MajhiOJM1,102
0.72%
7Surendra Prasad PandaAAP943
0.62%
8Lochan Singh MajhiSP924
0.60%
9Bharat DasIndependent834
0.54%
10Prabhat Kumar DharuaSKD654
0.43%

Nuapada result 2009

Nuapada 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendra DholakiaBJD56,874
41.62%
2Basanta Kumar PandaBJP34,254
25.07%
3Saroj Kumar SahuINC22,450
16.43%
4Ghasi Ram MajhiBSP17,823
13.04%
5Surendra Prasad PandaSAMO3,192
2.34%
6Nityananda BhoiRPI(A)2,056
1.50%
Map

Nuapada outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Nuapada * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPBJDINCCPI(M)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Nuapada is one of the assembly segments of Kalahandi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kalahandi candidates.

  • Malvika DeviBJP78,948 44.0%
  • Lambodar NialBJD53,663 29.9%
  • Droupadi MajhiINC32,609 18.2%
  • Umakanta TandiIndependent4,461 2.5%
  • Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSP1,126 0.6%

In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 25,285 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Nuapada.

Who won the Nuapada assembly seat in 2024?

Rajendra Dholakia of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Nuapada in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 61,822 votes, which was 33.65% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Nuapada?

The margin was 10,881 votes (5.92% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ghasiram Majhi of the Independent with 50,941 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Nuapada in 2024?

Turnout was 75.49%: 1,83,828 of 2,43,514 registered electors voted, across 303 polling stations. That is 2.8 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nuapada part of?

Nuapada is an assembly segment of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Malvika Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Nuapada had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 11 Nov 2025, Jay Dholakia (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 83,748 votes.

Is Nuapada a reserved constituency?

No. Nuapada is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Nuapada?

The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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